A car with three people inside veered into a bollard and smashed into a building last night.

A man was trapped and cut free by firefighters before all three people were taken to Royal Blackburn Hospital.

It's believed they suffered minor injuries in the smash close to the Last Orders Pub.

A police spokeswoman said: "For some reason the Honda Civic car has lost control and has ended up hitting a building across from the hair shop and next to the jewellers. There were no serious injuries to the two men and woman in the car."

Debris and fuel had spilled out onto Burnley Road causing police to cordon off the road and direct any passing motorists around the scene.

Highways officials and a building inspector also attended following the incident which happened shortly before midnight on Sunday, October 9.